Nataté in Brief - Service Volontaire International

NEWSLETTER
MAY-AUGUST 2011
Nataté in Brief
VOLUNTEERS’ EXPERIENCES
International Workcamps
The Botanical
Garden Project
Medium and Long term
Volunteering
Upcoming workcamps
Who is behind Nataté?
Nataté Voluntariado Internacional A.C.
Calle Diego de Mazariegos #90, Barrio de la Merced, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas
Tel : 01 967 6316918, email: natate@natate.org
www.natate.org
CIRCLES Program
Nataté in Brief
The association participated in national and
international activities promoting international
volunteer; thus, Nataté has been very involved,
by attending to meetings, presentations, fairs,
etc.
Nataté was invited by the Kellogg foundation to the event “Can Circles® generate benefits in México
?” which was facilitated by the Move the Mountain Leadership Center. Circles is a innotative model
of generation of economic opportunities for families and communities. The event took place on the
29th and 30th of June in Mexico city. Organizations from Chiapas and Yucatán attended. Nataté was
invited with the idea to contact participating organizationss and look for posibilities to integrate
international volunteers in their projects.
UNARTE
Nataté established a colaboration agreement with UNARTE, a University from Puebla for one of its
students to participate in a Patrimonito project in Yecapixtla which will count as social service for the
student.
ASHOKA
The association ASHOKA invited
Nataté’s director as a panelist in a
youth entreperneus event in the Tec
de Monterrey Campus Santa Fe on
Saturday the 9th of July. This event
gathered several young groups from
the capital and México state .
SOCIAL PROJECTS’ FAIR
Nataté took part in the fair of social projects organized
by the Kellogg Foundation and supported by Educreando
A.C. association. More than 35 social projects were
presented in the CEDECO La Albarrada facilities.
FLAG TOUR
The Alliance of European Voluntary Service
organizations launched the global campaign
“Flying the Flag for Volunteering Around the
World” within the framework of the European
Year of the Volunteering and the celebration of
Year of International Volunteers +10.
More than 36 volunteer organizations in 26 countries celebrate the invaluable
contribution of the voluntary service in the society, in the communities and with the
people.. Vimex A.C. Association along with AMEVOL organise an event on the
23rd of September in the UNAM. On September 29th Nataté will hold an event
under the banner of volunteerism in San Cristóbal de las Casas.
During the event contacts were done with several
organizations and meeting were scheduled with some of
them to see the possibility to inetgrate IVS in their
projects. Attended by Nataté, Citlally López, Michelle
Iturbe, Marek Zyska, Magda Albricht, Sandra Métoyer,
Christiane Eckert and Nicolás Aguilar.
“The importance of volunteering and non formal education”
Nataté attended, with organizations from 18 countries, the workshop “ the importance of volunteering and nonformal education “ in Paris, France from july 30th to august 1st 2011, hosted by the United Nations Volunteer
Program (UNV), the Coordinating Comittee for International Voluntary Service (CCIVS), the world organization
of Scout Movement (OMMS) in cooperation with the World Heritage Centre (WHC) under the global education
program on World Heritage and with funding from the Youth in Action program of the European Commission.
Nataté was represented by Michelle Iturbe.
During the workshop representatives of organizations exchanged on the way that volunteering and non-formal education can give us skills, knowledge
and possitive actitudes for use these as “change agents” for the peace and susteinable development and implement these skills in our communities and
society. Projects, good practices and experiences about volunteering were also shared by each participant as well as the obstacles and challenges to
fully understand the issue and importance of non formal education.
2nd Nacional Volunteering Fair
In 2010 Nataté participated on the 1st National Volunteer Fair, hosted by “ Fundación Nosotros los
Jóvenes A.C.”. This year Nataté is part of the organizing committee for the second edition, which will
take place in the Uiversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, on September the 23rd from 10:00 to 18:00.
Nataté has been very active by attending preparatory meetings as well as those of the commission´s
activities program . The meetings have been held in several facilities such as Guías de México A.C., La
Casa del Poeta, Centros de Integración Juvenil, INDESOL and in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We
hope A lot of You attend to this event that looks good!
Special Projects
As part of its strategy of international cooperation Natate contiunes strengthen its ties with diferent associations in the world. Thus the associaition was
invited by two Europen associations, one from Asia, and one global platform to participate in exchange programs and trainnings.
1/
Rainbow
:
Multicolour
Youth
Volunteering Bridging
continents involve six
organizations from Italy,
Spain, China and Mexico
and it will be coordinated
by the Italian association
Informagiovani.
2/ Beyond territories and
boundaries - World heritage
young volunteers - Preserving
the world's cultural and natural
heritage
for
intercultural
dialogue
and
development
involving 27 organizations from
all the continents under the
cordination of the (CCIVS)
Coordinating Committee for
International Voluntary Service.
3/ Changing perspectives,
measuring and showing the
impact of volunteering in
which will participate ten
organizations from Estonia,
France, Belgium, Mexico,
Brasil,
Argentina, Peru,
Ecuador,
and
Bolivia.
Solidarités Jeunesses will
coordinate the project.
4/ The Japanese association NICE invited
Nataté to participate in the project:
Special
Networking
International
Workcamps for Revival from the
Disasters in which 3 mexican volunteers
will take part in support tasks in affected
areas in the Tohoku Region in Japan.
The project is a Japan Foundation and
NICE initiative, and it will be held from
September 2011 to March 2012.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Coordinating Committee for
International Voluntary Service
Natate´s candidacy has been selected to host the XXXII CCIVS’ General
Assembly on December 2012. Other candidacies were presented from IWO
from South Korea, DiGevu from Rusia, ICYE from Nigeria and HUJ from
Armenia. The last GA of CCSVI conducted in America was in 1977 in
Panama. This will be a great chance for México to receive more than 60
CCIVS member organizations and to share progress in volunteering in
México. The meeting will be held in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas.
Nataté will try to gather other Mexican volunteer organizations members of
CCIVS hoping that this event transcends and very significant for
volunteering in México and the world.
International Volunteering for Sustainable
Development of Mexico 2011
For the third consecutive year Nataté took part in the International
Volunteering for Sustainable Development of Mexico program that
promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This year Nataté
presented three projects with 3 thematics: Health, World Heritage,
and Community Development. These projects were carried out in
the Mayan Medicine Museum, in the Communitiy Development
Center– Mujeres Floreciendo and La Albarrada and in the
municipality of Ocuituco. Eight Mexicans volunteers participated
in these projects through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
AFRICAN WEEK IN MEXICO
On the 23rd of May, Oscar Nolasco, president of the Academy of International
Law and Corporate Law at the UPIICSA-IPN and active member of Nataté
accompanied the director of the association to the opening of the African
week to the foreign secretary. During the opening ceremony representatives
met Kenya, Cameroon and Ghana representatives.
Presentation of volunteering in the Alliance Francaise
Nataté made a presentation of international volunteering to French students
of the Alliance Francaise of Cuautla. About twenty people attended to this
presentation that was attended by three former volunteers who shared their
experiences of volunteering in France (Julio and Brenda) and in Jordan
(Edgar). The director of the institution, Nelly Cruz, thanked for the
participation and shared information with the students of the Alliance
Francaise.
Christiane Eckert, active member of Nataté also made a presentation in one
of the Alliance Fracaise in Guadalajara with very good results.
COURTESY VISITS
A courtesy visit to voluntary service organisations SIIJUVE in
Puebla and VIMEX in Mexico City were conducted in May in
order to mantain and strenghten ties with Mexican volunteering
organizations.
TANABATA action
During the las 4 months several Tanabata actions took place and were
coordinated by Maïa Sert, Marek Zyska y Magda Albrycht, European
Voluntary Service volunteers in Mexico, have conducted Tanabata
workshops during the Conciencine project, the workcamps leaders’
training, in the house of the long term volunteers and in other places. These
workshops consists in making some works with recycling materials, write
in Tanzaku papers, create handcrafts with recycling paper, etc.
But, what’s Tanabata? Tanabata is
and ancient Japanese tradition in
which people write their wishes in
small papers called Tanzaku, such
as: “health to your family”, “A more
peaceful world!!” and they are
hanged in a bamboo tree on the
evening of July the 7th. This
tradition is based in an old romantic
tale in which 2 stars are separated
by the milky way who allows them
to see each other once a year.
In the voluntary world, Tanabata is a worldwide action that aims at contributing
to reduce the climate change by planting trees and writing Tanzaku papers! It
started in 2008 and more than 10,000 people pet in 31 countries join in this
project and the results were presented to the leaders at the G8 meeting in Japan
and also at the UNESCO in France.
MORELOS’ VISIT
At the end of July Nataté’s team had the opportunity to attend to the closure
of the three Patrimonito projects that took place in the Morelos region, el :
Yecapixtla, Tlayacapan and Ocuituco; and to work also alogside the
volunteers in the Tepoztlán-Sto Domingo de Ocotitlán workcamp.
This trip gave the opportunity to the whole team to experience the excellent
reception the different communities gave to the volunteers, who were
hosted with lots of warm not only by the local but also by the institutions
who supported the projects.
We would like to thank to all the institutions and organisations who
supported the implementation of the voluntary service projects and who
trusted Natate in this adventure. They were the municipality of Ocuituco;
the Cultural Center Talentos y Vida A.C from Yecapixtla; to the
Exconvento San Juan Bautista A.C of Tlayacapan; to the Fundación
Comunitaria Morelense, La Jugarreta, the Centro de Innovación en
Tecnología Alternativa A.C, to the Instituto de Vivienda del estado de
Morelos and to the municipality of Tepoztlán, because without their support
and trust these workcamps would have not been possible.
Presentation of IVS at the Tec
de Monterrey CEM
In the frame of the I, Youth 2011 Congress which took
place at the Estado de México Campus of the Instituto
Tecnológico y Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Nataté
presented the international voluntary service to a small
audience of students from this educationa institution. The
presentation was on Wednesday the 24th of August and
there was alot of interest form some of the participants.
International Workcamps
We thank to all the volunteers who have participated in a very enthusiastic way in the 15 workcamps that took place during the last 4 months (May-August). Out of the 15
camps realized, 4 of them were part of teh Patrimnito programme that is promoted by the UNESCO (One of them in the Chiapas region: Copainalá and 3 in the Morelos
region: Yecapixtla, Tlayacapan and Ocuituco). These Patrimonito camps had as main objective to raise awareness of the local population ( children, young people and adults)
about the importance of preserving and value their World Heritage..
Tzajalá
Mayan Medicine
Museum
Botanical Garden
Pingüinos
Copainalá
Teopisca
Yecapixtla
Floreciendo Community
Center
CONCIENCINE
This year, Nataté together with the Independent Cultural Forum Kinoki, conducted an innovative project: The first film festival CONCIENCINE, which
aimed to raise awareness among different sectors of the population in 3 different themes: the environment, human rights and health through the
presentation of documentaries, which were conducted in different locations as: SYJAC AC, La Albarrada, Ha O Mek Ka, Sueniños, Save the Children and
the Museum of Mayan Medicine. In this camp, volunteers from Russia, South Korea, Japan, Germany, Holland, Spain, France and of course, Mexico
participated and showed much initiative and interest in the subject. The character of CONCIENCINE was new and innovative as it was the first organized
camp Nataté by proposing a different subject to the usual ones, knowing that was a challenge not only to please our partners who gave us the opportunity
to provide its space for the presentation of documentaries, but also to satisfy the hopes and expectations of our volunteers, and as any pilot project there
were difficulties with some sites such as Sueniños and the Museum of Mayan Medicine. However, this did not lead to disappointment and lack of
motivation of volunteers. We hereby want to thank the various sites for their support for the realization of these presentations and especially the Kinoki
Independent Cultural Forum, for their willingness and support the recommendation of the documentaries. Wait soon for our new proposals for
CONCIENCINE, both in the state of Chiapas and Morelos¡
Dynamics in international workcamps
In this section is about the workcamps that Nataté proposes and I will comment
about the modalities that are being carried out in regards to the international
volunteering the challenges of its implementation and reach of objectives.
Nataté´s interest of proposing and improving strategies for the volunteers,
develop and to boost their strengths, it´s clear.
About the hosting organization, is all about accompany each other so as to
facilitate the communication and understanding., to position in their reality
and draw the relation with the present. Within the dynamics of a camp, as
association we explain directly the goals of a workcamp and from this
relation that fellow association understands, observes and concludes such
goals.
One of the primary goals of
Nataté in the workcamps
organization,
is
the
accompaniment
that
is
offered, and is intended to
improve the leaders and
volunteers, and this covers
different topics, objectives
and forms .
As far as the leaders in concerned, it is about guide them on how to improve and
take advantage of their own resources as individuals, as members of a colective
entity and how, as leaders they strengthen the communication within the group
they are coordinating which will help them to create alternatives as responsible of
the group, allowing a better relationship with the volunteers. This allows to the
leader to acknowledge and to discover him/herself, identify the variables that have
to do with his social, political, economical and cultural aspects and those of his/her
colleagues. In other words, take a step back and look into the cultural space and
moment in which a workcamp is organised.
In the case of the volunteers, it is about
explaining as clear as possible objectives,
purposes of the camp, and the development of
the partnership project manager, setting the
context in which they are in order to position
on the history and into the reality of the
Organization. The camp will be set up in order
to get the young people into a process of
experiential and collective awareness, the job
is an excuse to know about social realities
Actually the ultimate goal on this relation, is to create different expressions on
non-formal education, area encompassing the individual as well as the
collective environment. Visualize these relations so we can value the impact of
a workcamp within a particular environment. And this promotes and thereby
encourage it for the benefit of the volunteers, of the associations and of the
people in general that look for options to the young people.
Are after all the young people who can start generating new social relations
amongst themselves and the environment in which they are, based on the
cooperation, intercultural respect, and teamwork. It is also to trace your limits,
the games rule and value what each one is.
Then, of why do we consider valuable the realization of international
workcamps, is the fact that it creates a series of cultural transformations
which makes the group to integrate in changes that occur, be encouraged,
participate and value these changes. Showing that people and groups, have a
special power that as it is let flow is aimed at society, to more plural and
communicative. Making the international cultural exchange to live.
Juan Antonio.
PATRIMONITO IN MORELOS
Thanks to the association of the
Museum of the former convent
of Tlayacapan, the cultural
committee Raices de mi
Pueblo, and the Institute of
Culture of Morelos for printing
banners, shirts, buttons and
posters.
The Centro INAH-Morelos brought together representatives of agencies and institutions in the
municipalities where the projects Patrimonito 2011 were carried out. This meeting took place on the 6th
of May at the former convent in Tepoztlan, Morelos. Attended by the delegate of the Centro INAH
Morelos, archaeologist Mario Cordova, restorers Teresa Loera and Frida Mateos, Architect Rafael
Gutierrez, the archaeologist Raul Gonzalez and Ms. Alma Rosa Cienfuegos. Also were present Adan
Pineda teacher at the House of Culture of Ocuituco, Professor Victorino Urueña and accountant Iliana
Ramirez from the Cultural Center Talentos y Vida AC of Yecapixtla, and by the municipality of
Zacualpan’s members Councilman Nery Arturo Palacios, Mr. Raúl Cárdenas, Professor José Alberto
Anzures and Ms. Mariela Carreño. Mr. Edgar Assad represented the Institute of Culture of Morelos and
from Nataté were Nicolas Aguilar and an active member, Edgar Aguilar Osorio. From Paris attended
Miss Maïa Sert, representative of CCIVS. The meeting was very enriching and gave the representatives
of Talentos y Vida the opportunity to share their experience of 2010, to Nataté of detailing the program
Patrimonito, to the CCIVS to present the program objectives and to the INAH Morelos and the Institute
of Culture of Morelos to present their expectations and show their support for the realization of projects
in different municipalities
PATRIMONITO IN CHIAPAS
After two years of organising Patrimonito in Tecpatán, this year the project was held in Copainalá thanks to
the tireless work and enthusiasm of the association Raíces de mi Pueblo who wholeheartedly gotten down
to the preparation, development and promotion of the project Patrimonito Voluntary Action 2011. Among
the innovative elements in the workshops were Patrimonito Sound Heritage, traditional dance courses and
Zoque language and placing a giant canvas at the entrance of the village. A great festival was organized to
inaugurate the project and a more modest but colorful for closure. The participation of government
agencies and associations was key to the project comes to good port, but it was definitely the local
population who made ​the difference and made the volunteers feel welcome. A real successful Patrimonito!!
VOLUNTEERS’ EXPERIENCES
PATRIMONITO IN YECAPIXTLA
I took part in a Patrimonito workcamp held in the Ex-convent of
Yecapixtla, Morelos in July 2011, organized by Talentos y Vida
A.C.Cultural center, and Nataté Voluntariado Internacional A.C. The aim
of this project was the cleaning of the arches of the cloister in the ex
convent that were covered with dust and dirt. Each day we worked in this
magic place, we spent a few hours with children in the summer camp next
to the church.
I think that this distribution of activities gave us a good balance. I learned
quite a lot about history and heritage in Yecapixtla and Morelos, people
here and children were very curious about our job. I hope testified the
importance of protecting the world heritage.
The exchanges that we had with children in the summer course taught me
some traditions in the area. Especially through the music and traditional
dancing in Morelos: “El Chinelo”, that we could dance with the costume,
during the festival, that we could dance during the last day.
I shared a lot of privileged moments with kids and the inhabitants, I loved
the questions they asked me about my country France, and hopefully they
learned about me as I did it about them.
One of the things that I liked the most was the group which I was part, it
was composed by four Mexicans, three Koreans and me from France. The
coexistence with a group of young people who came from all around the
world and from México was a nice a very enriching experience that made
me laugh a lot and made me so happy. We all got along very well, we
cooked food from our country and we talked about our cultures.
Sandra Métayer
PATRIMONITO IN OCUITUCO
July was plenty of projects for Nataté, one of these took place in Ocuituco, a
small and pretty municipality in Morelos state. The 16th July at night volunteers
from 3 countries(Poland, South Korea and México) met in front of the convent
of XVI century to start two whole weeks full of adventure, work, spectacular
entertainment and new friendships. The work that was waiting for them was
nothing, its objective was supporting in protection and restoration of some parts
in the convent, which is part of the World Heritage of the UNESCO from 1994.
Everything started, living in the convent with spectacular breakfast, pleasant
companies and Nahuatl classes (Hispanic Aztec language) with young people
from Ocuituco. The job consisted in the cleaning in the fountain and the
sculptures with sirens shape. Koreans, Mexicans, Polish breakfasts, fascinating
afternoon tours, these activities were prepared by tourism office in Ocuituco.
This time was plenty of activities and emotions at the same time. During the
last week in Ocuituco took place a huge festival, that it was a perfect
opportunity to know more about religion, and local traditions, listen and see
some performances of Mexican bands (especially the bands with wind
instruments), or classical concerts, to look the traditional dances with especial
clothes, try a traditional flavor plate and of course candies, artificial
unforgettable fireworks that showed to us a magic world. After all these
incredible attractions, unfortunately the day to say goodbye to our friends
came. This was probably the most difficult part in the workcamp, but we left
Ocuitco, taking with us all of these beautiful memories in our hearts, and
hopefully we are coming back some day.
Magdalena Albrycht, EVS from Poland
.
PATRIMONITO IN TLAYACAPAN
From july 17 to july 30, I took part in Patrimonito project that was held
in the ex convent of Tlayacapan, Morelos. The workcamp was
organized at the ex-convent of San Juan Bautista by Nataté
Voluntariado Internacional with the support of CCIVS. In my group
was comprised by Kwuanhee, Seongeun, Kwanghyun from South
Korea, Luz Elena y Lorenzo from México, Quentin from Belgium and
me Marek from Poland.
During the workcamp we worked in the floor in one of the interior
areas, with restoration techniques. We made also cleaning activities
around the church.
We made some Patrimonito presentation at the school. We taught
English courses to summer class’ students. Besides working, we
participated in several activities: In a traditional dance class, ceramic
workshop, painting, concerts of local bands (including famous
Tlayacapan Band) and much more. But the most important thing for us
was spending time with local people. Children, young and old people.
The heart of people from Tlayacapan is something that we can not
explain. My partners and I will never forget this time in the most
magical town in the world¡
Marek Zyska, EVS Polish volunteer
My time in India
I've been in India for a month doing an internship with an NGO called FSL India.
My job was as an assistant team leader in various workcamps that the organization
has. In these, young people come from different countries to help protect marine
species or to help improve the schools and teach English to the children, let them
know about their culture and so, children learn a little more the world.
My experience so far has been much more than what I had expected. I got this
internship through Nataté, with whom I volunteered last year. And in truth could
not be more grateful or feel more fortunate. Getting to know India, their children
and volunteers, has taught me so much that I feel after just one month, this
experience has changed my life.
Having been a volunteer in Mexico, it is interesting to see how they handle the
volunteer in other countries, and how throughout the world, young people have
this concern by working for a better world. I like to see that, despite differences in
cultures, languages, beliefs and customs, young people seek the same goal: a better
world. We work together because we believe that together we can accomplish
more things.
The volunteer work is done where it does, is always under that sense of solidarity
and camaraderie, where we realize we are all brothers, we share this world and we
all want to do something for the betterment of the living conditions on human
beings and animals.
My volunteer work in Mexico has given me many fruits and now in India, I know
I will learn much more, and that I will work to give more of me, both the land and
to the people I meet on the road.
.
Ana Silveyra
Mid and Long Term
Volunteering
In May, June and July arrived volunteers from several countries but
there were some who returned to their countries or regions or origin.
Arrivals
*Argentina
Rosario Antún
*France
Yanis Hadj
Arthur Girard
Camille André
Sandra Métayer
*Belgium
Maude Snyers
Max Lapiower
Tatiana Paul
*Mexico
*Socorro González
*Martha Hernández
*Daphne Hernández
*Carlos Osuna
*Alejandra Castruita
*Germany
*Sofie Kreuch
*Poland
Dominika
Kućmierczyk
*Japan
Mutsumi Nagayoshi *Holland
Anja Romein
*Spain
Anabel Romein
Rocío García
Departures
•France
Claire Lamy
Anthony Crochu
Berengere Huvey
Thomas Micoud
Solene Charmet
Elsa Fauroux
Bertrand Oquet
Arthur Girard
•Belgium
Amaury Vernave
Laetizia Di Noia
Thomas Donohue
Sara Romero
Tatiana Paul
Maud Snyers
Svenja Classen
Martin Evrard
•Spain
Manuel Romero
Rocio García
National cooperation
Nataté continues to cooperate with organizations and local groups from
Chiapas : Jaguar de Madera, EL Pequeño Sol, the Cooperative Cotzalsech,
the San José Educational Park, Tsomanotik, The community development
centers La Albarrada y Mujeres Floreciendo, and the Jardín de Epífitas.
Unfortunately the cooperation with the associatios Sueniños and OMIECH
has finished. We thank to these two organizations for the work we could do
together for the benefit of the poeple with hwom each of them work as well
as of the participating volunteers.
•Hong Kong
Lara Shirley
•Japan
Nozomi Onodera
•Mexico
Nicole Dougaz
Carlos Osuna
Lilia Iñiguez
Martha Hernández
Daphne Hernández
Alejandra Castruita
Socorro González
•Denmark
Nanna Fredskill
Mie Stannov
•Czech Republic
Renata Londsinova
•Argentina
Rosario Antun
Mexican
Volunteers
abroad
Several young Mexican men and women have also had the
opportunity to volunteer abroad. Such is the case of Ana Silveira
and Claudia Liñan who went to India, Jazmín Sanchez and
Javier Gonzalez in France and in England. Soon some other
volunteers will head off to France, Poland, Czech Republic,
Austria, Japan and Belgium.
The Botanical
Garden project
Why this project ?
México is considered as one of the most biodiversity in
the world. But we know little about all these species,
their life, its growth and conservation has led to a lack of
recognition of the importance of this richness.
The goal of this garden is to do a showcase of the
biodiversity of Chiapas, to raise awareness of the
importance of the environment, and to demonstrate the
means that can be applied to protect the environment .
The participants
- Epiphytes Garden: An association that depends on the
Cultural Center of San Cristobal de las Casas. Its role is
to develop environmental awareness in children in
particular.
- Nataté Voluntariado Internacional A.C. : Participation
of national and international volunteers.
Works done from 1/06 to 25/08/2011
-determine the elements of the garden (the entrance,
reception cottage, greenhouse, the dry zone, the
wetland,
river
and
ponds,
the
lake,
roads)
-cleaning of the plot
-leveling of the site of the cabin
-construction of the cabin
-permanent exhibition, with paintings in the project.
Camille André, volunteer
from SVI Belgium
Upcoming workcamps
Participation fee– 2700 pesos
NAT32 Chapala Lake 2 – (18th September to 1st of October)
Project : The main aim of that workcamp is to signal,
maintain and create new forest paths. Volunteers are also
going to construct an igloo, which is going to serve as a
dormitory or the future volunteers. To do that they're going
to use a technique of bio-construction earthbags or special
bricks called super adobe. This technique consist in filling
bags with earth forming circles smaller and smaller until an igloo is created.
Volunteers will work with local fishermen to learn this traditional profession.
Place : Centro Igloo Kokolo, Chapala Lake, Jalisco
NAT26 Zacualpan de Amilpas – (25th September to 8th of October)
Project The building is in good condition and will be the
task of the volunteers to do some side and minor work in
the building and some cleaning and renewal guided by a
professional restorer and particularly the painting with
traditional techniques of the outside wall of the ex convent.
These tasks will be complemented by awareness
that the volunteers will carried out with children and youth
of the place: workshops on the identification of heritage values, heritage site tours
in town, presenting some heritage sites of their countries and states with high
school students, secondary and primary, animations with children, cleaning
campaign around the village and systematization of experience. The volunteers
will also participate in the preparations of the annual festivities of the Feast for the
Rosario Virgin which is one of the main celebrations of the village.
Place : Zacualpan de Amilpas, Morelos
NAT28 Xochicalco – (16th to 29th of October)
Project : Volunteers will participate in the maintenance
of Archaeological Monuments Zone: carried out cleaning,
weeding, pruning trees, gaps tops, signage repair and
cleaning of structures. Also they will strengthen links with
communities surrounding the site for awareness on the
protection and conservation of the site through lectures on World Heritage and its
meaning, various workshops, activities of coexistence with the community and
implementation of surveys.
Place : Xochicalco, Morelos
NAT36 Cine Con Sentido– (13th to 26th November)
Project – Nataté and Kinoki Independent Cultural Forum,
organized Cine Con Sentido (Movies with Meaning), which
will focus on films and/or documentaries and workshops in
different venues, with the aim of exchanging experience
through leisure activities and recreation as recycling workshops, drama, painting
of murals, etc.., which will be aimed at different groups of the population with the
thematic of the protection of the environment.
NAT35 Chapala Lake 3 – (6th to 19th November)
Project : In that time on the project are mainly available 2
activities –igloo construction and art garden construction.
The igloos are made from special bio technique on which
earthbags or super adobe bricks are used. This technique
consist in filling bags with earth and form a circles from them, smaller and smaller
as long as they create an igloo. To construct an art garden volunteers will be
guided by a plastic artist Oscar Basulto Ordóñez, who will direct the creation
process of a wire sculpture of 7m high.
Place : Centro Igloo Kokolo – Chapala Lake, Jalisco
NAT29 Tzajalá 5 – (27th November to 10th of December)
Project : The volunteer will participate in the a project which is
a place to live in community, where everyone works together,
shares knowledge about different topics like nutrition (preparing
natural local food, most of that vegetarian), herbal medicine
(gardening, tailoring tinctures and ointments), vegetable planting,
preparing compost, vermicompost, promoting the use of dry bath,
fruit harvest for transformation, seed and local plant
conservation, domestic animal maintenance (chicken, sheep),
experimental beekeeping, fungi cultivation..
Place : Tzajalá, Chiapas
NAT37 Santa Cruz Guadalupe – (11th to 26th December)
Project : volunteers will participate in the preparations for
the holidays, do activities with children and youth with
environmental issues, documentary films, as well as actions
to promote multiculturalism. During the camp, they will set
up a put a mesh around the boundaries of a temple as well
other jobs in the community. This will be a unique opportunity to experience
Christmas celebrations in a community in Chiapas.
Place : Venustiano Carranza, Chiapas
Who is behind Nataté?
Citlally López – Social Anthropology degree, from Chiapas, 24 years old,
International workcamps coordinator. She coordinates the inscriptions of Mexican
volunteers going abroad and foreigners coming to Mexico. Citally participated in
international workcamps in Mexico, Italy and France.
Michelle Iturbe – International Relations degree, from Morelos, 24 years old,
Medium and Long term Volunteering sector coordinator. She has at her charge the
communication and cooperation with partner organisations, local groups and
communities where MLTVs participate. Michelle was a Patrimonito project camp
leader and volunteer in West Sahara.
Juan Antonio López Santíz – Social Anthropology degree, from Chiapas, 29 years
old, Coordinator of internation workcamps sector in Chiapas. He sets up and
prepares, follows up and evaluates international workcamps in the Chiapas region.
Juan Antonio or Xun as he calls himself, was an EVS from Mexico in France and has
lead a few camps in Mexico and France.
Workcamp leaders’ training
Nataté conducted its international workcamps leadership
training 2011 at the facilities of the Centre Ha O Mek Ka in
the Tzajalá community from the 10th to 12th of June. Twenty
young people from the states of Morelos, State of Mexico and
Chiapas in Mexico and France, Poland, Germany, Austria,
Belgium, Spain, Argentina, Czech Republic and Japan
participated in workshops related to different aspects of
animation of international workcamps. See program below.
Thanks to the cooperative Cotzalsech for their welcome and
hospitality as well as to Maïa Sert, Lara Shirley, Bérengère
Huvey and Christoph Gaber for their support in the animation
of the workshops. We also appreciate the participation of
Magda and Marek, Polish volunteers, in conducting a
workshop Tanabata and Xun and for his inspiring talk.
Nicolás Aguilar– Civil Engineer degree, from Morelos, 44 years old, Director of
Natate and responsible for the general coordination of the activities in the
association, management, public relations, international relations and fundraising.
Nico was a long term volunteer in France and participated as a volunteer and camps
leader in more than 25 international workcamps in France, Nepal, Japan and
Mexico as well as in many IVS activities.
José Luis González Morales – Accountant, from Chiapas, 47 years old. He manages the
accounts of the associations and counsels in legal matters.
Maïa Sert – Patrimonito project coordinator at the global level as well as the
Tanabata action project. Maïa joined Natate team as a CCIVS “flying” staff
with very specific tasks and under the supervision of the CCIVS secretariat.
A special acknowledgement to Natate’s Board
During these months also participate in organizing volunteer activities Marek
Zyska, Magdalena Albrycht, Sandra Metayer, Shirley Lara and Marie
Fantobo to whom we give a special thanks for the work she did for several
months in the writing and fundraising for a very important project at the
Museum of Mayan Medicine and Claire Lamy who after several months of
volunteer work finished her participation with the animation of the project
Conciencine
A special mention also to our temporary employees Olivia, Wendy and Ricardo for the three
months who participated in the activities of the association through the employment program
of the Ministry of Labor of the State of Chiapas
10 de Junio
09:00 Energizante
09:15 TALLER 1
Presentación de la capacitación
11 de Junio
12 de Junio
Energizante
TALLER 5
El rol del líder
Obra de teatro
Energizante
TALLER 8
Gestión Administrativa : lista de
presencia, presupuesto, materiales,
Pausa
Trabajo manual
Pausa
TALLER 9
Evaluación
Comida
Energizante
TALLER 6
Comunicación Intercultural
Retrato colectivo o Dibujo espalda
con espalda
Pausa
TALLER 7
La seguridad en el campamento
Comida
Salida
Presentación de Nataté
Presentación de Tzajalá – Recorrido del lugar
10:45 Pausa
11:00 TALLER 2
Historia de los campamentos y del Movimiento de
Voluntariado Internacional – CCSVI. Museo
Interactivo
12:30 Comida
14:00 Energizante
14:15 TALLER 3
Qué es ser voluntario? Reflexión sobre lo que es
ser voluntario.
15:45 Pausa
16:00 TALLER 4
Cronología del campamento
Primeros auxilios
18:00 Preparación de la cena
Noche Documental - La era de la Estupidez
Preparación de la cena
Temazcal (Sylviane)